Two Things This Generation Needs

There are two things that This Generation longs for.

There are two areas that This Generation desires fulfillment.

There are two needs that are at the top of the list for This Generation.


Community and Relevancy.


This Generation desires community through friendship. For so many of us, we are in that twentysomething phase where we are out of the house, out of school, and on our own. We are trying to figure out this new community that we belong to, and we are searching for friends. We are searching for the people that are going to mean a lot to us. We are searching for those close friends who make life worth the living.

We desire friends. We desire this new community.


And we desire relevancy. We want to know how things and God and the world connects to our everyday life. This Generation does not live in the abstract or the fluf - but we want things that are tangible and relevant. How does God connect with my life full of work and bills and school? How does Church fit in with my everyday life? How can I make everything that I have learned before relevant?


Community and Relevancy.

This is Our Generation.

Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords is not only one of the funniest shows on television, but it also provides a perfect look at what This Generation is all about. Honestly, this television show, well, This is Our Generation.

Bret and Jermaine combine the best things from our generation. They love music. They love laughing. They love doing things differently. They love their friends and their little adventures (even if they don't know they are having them). But above all, they love being themselves.

If you ever get a chance to watch these guys they really do embody This Generation. The life that they live is a cornacopia of exactly what This Generation is all about. Basically, these guys are in a novelty band in New York. They do not have a ton of friends, but they have a lot of fun with the friends that they do have. And they value (almost sadly) any of the friends and people in their lives. They love playing music, and they really express themselves through their music. But, again, above all - these guys are simply themselves.

Being yourself is the exact personality of This Generation. If you ever asked, "What kind of person does this generation most closely resemble?" - the answer would be "Whoever is just being themself". Goth. Nerd. Jock. Emo. Average. Girl. California surfer. New York tough guy. Midwest farmer. Musician. Businessman. Businesswoman. Anything and everything. As long as you are being yourself - just like these two guys in Flight of the Conchords - you are being This Generation.

Music.

Fun.

Friends.

Funny adventures.

Being yourself.

Flight of the Conchords.

This is Our Generation.